Recent content by Randy Rose

Hey ladies and gents! So last night I hosted a variety show at a burlesque club in New York City called The Slipper Room. It was a great night, and I got lots of free booze. I did my makeup there, so I didn't get to take pictures till I got home . . . hence I am looking a little BEAT. Haha. My...

Here's my look from Halloween. I was in kind of a rush, but I was pretty happy with the overall look. I also wore my She's Bad lashes for the first time, to great effect, but unfortunately I applied them AFTER I took pictures. Wah wah. Face - Full Coverage NW20 Silver Dusk Iridescent Powder...

So my best friend / roomie performed at a concert of music from new musicals recently . . . she was supposed to be a stripped, but we didn't want to just crack whore her out. So we went for kind of a dramatic purple smokey eye . . . hope you enjoy. She's wearing . . . Face Studio Fix NW15...

Hey ladies and gents, just curious . . . Why does everyone hate lustres? The only one I have is Swimming, but I adore it, and I like some of the colors and have been thinking of getting some more. Why all the hate?

So a friend of mine who is currently on Broadway asked me to do her makeup for a red carpet event @ Carnegie Hall this evening. I was, of course, happy to oblige. I gave her some Old Hollywood style glamour and sent her on her merry little way. I used Foundation - model's own Face - Dollymix...

Well, ladies and gents . . . this is what you get when you leave a gay boy home alone with too much makeup . . . I decided to do a look using nothing (almost) but the MA collection, including ALL the e/s colors! The eyes may look a little weird, because damn it it's rough to cover up my...

Okay ladies and gents, I think this will be a tough one . . . Post your looks that you've made using the Manish Aurora collection. AND NOTHING ELSE. I just thought it would be a kick to do an eye using nothing but the MA palette . . . no base . . . just the SE brush . . . and ALL the colors. It...

Hey ladies and gents! I was wondering if anybody could recommend a really good, subtle blush creme. Kevyn Aucoin recommends using liquid / creme blush on a guy to give the cheeks a little rosy flush. I'm pretty pale (NW20, a little lighter now that it's winter) and and just looking for...

Hey, ladies and gents . . . I've been considering picking up the Cremesheen LE nail lacquer. It would be my first MAC polish. I'm just wondering if the product is worth it? I assumed that the formula was super amazing and would give a smooth, even, candy-coating finish, but after seeing some...

Hey girls and guys . . . I've recently started freelancing as a MUA. I've done work before, but it was always working with friends or projects in which the models could be relied upon to supply their own foundation. As I'm starting to do more lessons with people who are totally clueless about...

Does anybody else wonder why MAC doesn't put out Matte2 shadows with the LE collections, but they put out Mattes? I don't think there is any doubt that the Matte2 formula is superior . . . so why keep putting out products with inferior finishes? I understand keeping the current perm Mattes...

(Mods: I wasn't sure what forum was most appropriate for this . . . this is not strictly MAC related, but the general cosmetics forum just seemed like a "for all other brands" forum, and as this isn't about one specific product, I decided to post here since this is the board that I tend to...

Hey ladies and gents! Here's my other FOTD from last night. I did one of my friends up basically as a Barbie doll. I'm really happy with how it turned out. I've never done makeup on a woman of color before, so it was a bit of a challenge, but I'm very pleased with the results. I used Face, not...

Hey, ladies and gents! It's been a looooooooooong time since I've posted any fotds, but I'm back with a vengeance! Last night I did this look on a friend of mine. I used Face: Studio Tech NW23 Studio Fix NW25 Eyes: Blanc Type Shore Leave Naval e/s Prussian Blue Calm Handwritten Chrome Yellow...

Hey, girls and guys! I'm going to post these in FOTD with full details later today, but I have a lunch date and don't have time. But I think they came out so well that I just had to share! The first was a University-of-Michigan Maize and Blue look, and the second was my shot at doing a black...